A/N:
Heh:)
Reviews would be appreciated, criticism, anything.
For your own sanity - youshouldknow - I have no plot set out. I'm going with the wind xD
I don't own Naruto, kaykaykay?
Alternate universe, yay!
In Ouran High School Host Club where the school newspaper is trying to sabotage the Host Club, you know that small area in the rose garden where Tamaki drags Haruhi? That's what I am envisioning in TenTen's eyes. It's hard for me to explain it, so if you know what I'm talking about yay:D If not, I'll try my best.
Enjoy:3
Stand Out;
Lunch For Two?
Your smiles make my head spin. Oh, baby, baby, stop making me feel so uncomfortable.
Her smiles were infuriating. SmileSmileSmile. Did she ever stop? God, it made his head spin.
But...he could never stop himself from watching her each time he made a smile form on her lips.
One, Two, Three. What's happening to me?
Her fingers ran over the textbook, her eyes zoning out as she gazed outside the window. The courtyard sounded really appealing at the moment...freshly tended gardens, light brown benches, a large beautiful fountain where childish girls threw pennies into to try and make a wish come true.
Tch, idiots.
But.
She was stuck in Chemistry with a teacher droning on and on about equations she really didn't want to understand. What was the point in school? She knew what she wanted to know, that life was hard. She understood perfectly. There was taxes, bills, car payments, a house, food, comfort. Ah, woe was her.
"Tenten!" A voice snapped, and her eyes slipped from the window to stare at dull gray ones.
"Huh?" She drawled lazily, her back slouching against the chair.
"I'd enjoy it if you'd pay more attention to class, than outside the window." The teacher chided.
"Yeah, sure. I get it." She yawned, her fingers toying with her gray pencil. When-oh-when was class going to be over? Her eyes lowered to her slightly open textbook, and she decided to just join in on class. What was the harm? Summer was almost here...might as well get it over with.
"If you need a tutor, I'd be glad to help. For a price." Her eyes flickered towards the voice, and she twitched in her seat. Neji Hyuuga. Oh, what a bother. He was so annoying.
"Why? I'm smart enough." He smirked, why the hell was he smirking? Nothing was that amusing!
"Oh, you are? Sure, zoning out in class, now finally paying attention after missing the whole lecture."
"You know what, Hyuuga? I hate how you think you're so perfect just because your family is rich, and has connections. Stop looking down on us commoners because quite frankly, it's rude and immature." She spat, and his eyes widened a fraction. He didn't respond, just went back to staring at the teacher who was still talking.
Ohmygod. Going to die, if this class is still going in another second.
Oh, look!
The bell rang. Good. Luuunch!
She closed her textbook, shoving the heavy book and her pencil into her bag. Her chair screeched against the tiles as she moved it back and stood up. Pulling her bag off the floor, she swung it around her shoulders. Her shoulders sagged as she moved her way towards the door.
Sounds of children rushing past to head towards the cafeteria rushed through her eyes, and she smiled brightly. School was so much better when lunch was involved.
Opening the door, she headed out into the hallway and towards her lightblue locker.
"Tenten." A voice stopped her from moving farther towards her locker. Who was taking her lunch time away from her? She glanced behind her, and had to bit her lip from sighing. Neji.
"Yes?" She asked politely, hiding the scorn under her tongue.
"Sorry for reprimanding you. I didn't mean to offend you with your social status," Her eyes twitched. Was that supposed to be an apology or another taunt?
"Would you like to join me for lunch?" Her eyes pulled up to the ceiling. Oh. What the heck.
"Sure...let me go to my locker." Suspicion egged in the back of her mind, but she pushed it away. Her feet pulled her towards her locker, and she fumbled with the combination, stashing her bag inside and pulling out a brown paper bag filled with her lunch.
"Packed lunch?" His voice asked. What? Was that some mean comment?
"Yes." She hissed softly, and he shrugged nonchalantly as if he hadn't just uttered those two words with hatred. Oh, damn rich kid.
She followed him, albeit reluctantly as he led her through towards the cafeteria.
Her fingers gripped his shoulder, and wow. The fabric of his loose white shirt was really soft. Shaking her head, she pointed her thumb out towards the courtyard.
"I want to eat out there."
"I know. You kept staring out there all period. I'm just grabbing my lunch from Hinata. Wait, would you?" Her eyes lit up, and she glared.
"Fine." Wait, Hinata was eating in the cafeteria? Sigh, the lengths she went for Naruto.
The courtyard was tempting her, so, ignoring Neji's request she headed out the door, and was met with the bright sunlight. Rose bushes bloomed from beside her, along with hydrangeas, lilies, and other flowers the head gardener wanted there.
She moved past the gardens, past the small field where kids littered all around, playing games or eating their lunches in the shade. The fountain was occupied by a few couples, sharing lunch. She wanted to puke. They were feeding each other. PDA at a high level? Eugh.
Her eyes finally landed on the spot where she wanted to eat.
A small pavilion, engrossed with roses came into view. A little white table sat in the middle, a white bench surrounding the inside. Rose bushes jutted from the openings. It was perfect.
She slid into the seat, unraveling her lunch bag and pulled out a small sandwich, her aunt had packed her. Cucumber and peanut butter...didn't sound too appealing. An apple, strawberries, grapes, water, onigiri, and a candy bar was also included.
Unwrapping the paper from her sandwich she was about to take a bite when a cough interrupted her chow time.
What was with people and interrupting the most important part of school?
Her eyes pulled from her sandwich - pure torture - to gaze at a seething Neji, and a tall dark looking boy. He looked so dark. Was he from the underworld? I mean, really, he looked like the devils son or something!
"What?" She asked innocently. WHAT IN THE WORLD DID HE WANT FROM HER?
"I told you to wait, right their, Tenten." He clenched through his teeth.
"I was hungry, Neji. I mean you were taking forever."
"I was gone for two minutes!"
"Exactly!" She sighed exasperated.
"Neji. Chill." The devils son spoke. Yay. He was now her best friend.
"Chill? She can't even follow a stupid instruction!" Neji spluttered.
"I'm not your slave, Hyuuga. You can't force me to wait for you." Neji's ears turned a light red and he muttered under his breath.
Devils son turned towards her. "Do you know where Sakura Haruno is? Pixie looking girl? Annoying? Pink hair?" Oh. So this was Sasuke Uchiha. Man, he probably couldn't be her best friend now. Sakura had him.
"Last I heard from her, she went home. Sick." Devils son cursed under his breath and waved goodbye to Neji.
"Have fun with Tenten." He spoke, heading towards the school. That's right, Hyuuga. Have fun with Tenten. As in, let her eat. Or you'll die.
Quickly before Neji could yell, she shoved her sandwich in her mouth, crumbs all over her face, spilling out onto the table.
Neji sighed and slid into the bench next to her. "Tenten-"
"What?" She asked, again, innocently.
"You have crumbs...all over your face." Her eyebrow rose. Oh, he was not going to do what she thought he was going to do.
His finger tilted her chin up, and he wiped the crumbs from her face with the pad of his thumb.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" She screeched, her back slamming against the rough texture of the bench. Ouch.
"You had food, all over your face." He smirked. He was enjoying this, wasn't he?
"So? There is a device called a napkin!" She hissed, her face turning crimson.
She turned her back towards him, and shoved all the food she could into her mouth, using the napkin to wipe the particles of food off her face. Her face was still a bitter red, and she refused to pay attention to him.
He sighed, his velvet voice making her swoon. Wait...what? No, ha-ha. Ignore that. She did not just say swoon.
"Tenten, I'm sorry. Please. Spend the rest of lunch with me."
"No." She murmured. Her side was starting to ache from the strain she was putting on it sitting sideways. The table was digging into her skin.
He sighed once more, and literally begged.
"Please, Tenten. Please? I'm begging you."
"Fine..." She whispered, turning around towards him. Oh. He was smirking. Again. What was with men and smirking? Was it some mouth spasm?
She finished the rest of her lunch, warily watching Neji's face as he ate, watching her. She smiled brightly when he blinked at her curiously.
Shoving the trash into her paper bag, she stood, stretching her arms above her head to relieve the tension.
"Augh, I'm so glad school is almost ending for the day." She breathed.
"I'm not." She swore she heard him utter.
"What was that, Neji?" She asked, her head tilting to the side.
"I said, same here." Uh-huh. Sure he did.
Neji stood, and together they headed through the fountain, field, flower gardens and back into the school. Tenten threw her bag into the trash and turned her attention towards Neji.
"Thanks, Neji. I had alot of fun." Almost.
"I did too, Tenten. Would you like to do this again, tomorrow?" He asked smoothly, his eyes glancing at the clock before back at her.
"Yep, sure! See you tomorrow, Hyuuga!" She turned on her heels, to hide the oncoming blush.
He made her feel weird. Her locker came into her sight and she moved down the hallway. As she approached her locker, she turned the dial and opened her locker to see a small folded piece of paper on the top shelf. Scrunching her nose in concentration, she stood on her tip-toes and pulled the note off.
Opening the folded piece, her eyes widened.
I enjoy spending time with you. Although, you eat way to much. Pig.
- Neji.
Anger boiled in her insides, and she angrily grabbed hold of her bag, shoving the paper into the front pocket. Luckily, the bell rang signaling the end of the day. Slamming the door of her locker, she angrily stomped down the hallway towards the main entrance.
Arrogant, cocky, idiot, jerk-face, stupid, Hyuuga.
A large black gate came into view, and she shoved past various students, marching down the sidewalk. Her house was only a few blocks away. She didn't mind the walk.
Sighing, she blew a loose strand of hair that lay limp against her forehead. Securing her bag around her shoulders she rushed home.
Her house came into view, and she jumped onto the gray stones leading to her door. Opening the door, she was met with the aroma of freshly baked cookies. Heaven.
"Tenten? Is that you?" A voice called from the kitchen.
Removing her yellow converses from her feet, she swung her bag onto the floor.
"Yes, Aunt Haruka, it's me." She made her way towards the kitchen where she saw her aunt Haruka bending over the oven, her brown hair pulled into a ponytail. She turned, and greeted Tenten with a warm smile.
"I baked some cookies for you, and your friends. They're still coming over, right?" Haruka asked gently.
"Mhmm!"
"How was school?"
Tenten's eyes narrowed. "Neji asked me to eat lunch with him. He's so arrogant! He called me a pig - and he wouldn't let me eat! He kept being mean, and then he wiped the food off my face, he's so ugh!" She breathed.
Haruka laughed softly, placing the oven mittens on the counter, and opening the fridge for some milk.
"It sounds as though he has developed a crush."
Tenten froze.
Neji Hyuuga.
Developing a crush, on her?
Hah - as if.
She snorted "I don't think so Haruka, he seems like the guy who wants a more sophisticated girl."
Haruka shrugged, her eyes roaming over Tentens blushing cheeks. "Who knows, he seems like he has interest in you. We'll see."
Tenten stood from the table, and headed back towards the door. Grabbing hold of her bag she stumbled up the stairs and into her room. She was greeted with white walls and soft brown carpet. Simple. She loved her room. It had a nice window view of the garden Haruka tended out back. A small desk for homework, writing. A bed, a dresser. Tossing her bag on her bed, she slumped into the chair by her computer.
Booting up her computer, she listened to her aunt humming cheerfully downstairs. She loved her aunt...and really appreciated how she had taken her under her wing, no questions asked.
Clicking onto her email, her eyes roamed over her contacts. She forwarded a message.
FWD:To: CherryBlossoms, BlondeBeauty101, Stutterbug.
From: 10-10
Subject: Coming over?
Hey.
Still coming over?
Haruka baked cookies, and has milk.
Story on Neji.
Clicking send, she moved towards her bed, and pulled out her homework. Ew, Chemistry. Placing her bag against her beside table, she let her homework lay.
Knock, Knock, Knock.
Oh, sounded like they already got her message.
That was quick.
Behold, the power of email!
Skipping down her stairs - slowly of course - she opened the front door. There stood Sakura, Ino, and Hinata. Her best friends.
Letting them in, she beckoned them towards the kitchen. Haruka looked up and her eyes shined.
"Just in time girls, I made some cookies. Enjoy!" Haruka placed the cookies and four glasses of milk onto the small kitchen table.
"I'll be in the garden if you need anything, Tenten."
"Thank you, Haruka."
"My pleasure."
"Thanks Haruka! You rock!" Ino smiled.
"Thank you." Sakura replied.
"T-Thanks." Hinata whispered.
They sat at the table, indulging themselves with cookies and milk. Ino was the first to break the silence, her eyes sparking with intensity.
"So. Neji. Spill." Her voice bubbled with sheer excitement.
"Well he was being a major pain in class, and I snapped at him. But then after class he asked me to lunch. So I said yes and then - he like wanted me to wait so her could get his lunch from you Hinata. But I was hungry! So I headed out into the courtyard and then he came all angry with dem - Sasuke, who was looking for you Sakura by the way. You need to stop pretending to be sick to play hooky with your boyfriend," Sakura's cheeks flushed red. "And then I started to eat and he like wiped the food off my face...and then called me a pig." She inahled furiously.
Hinata giggled, "Awh, t-that's c-cute."
Sakura blinked, not responding. Her cheeks burned the meaning of redredred.
Ino blinked, and blinked, and blinked.
"Well. It's simple, Neji Hyuuga has fallen for you Tenten. Now all we need to do is-"
"Wait, back up. You guys don't need to do anything! First of all, Neji doesn't like me! And second of all, Neji doesn't like me!" She blurted.
Tenten shoved a cookie in her mouth, letting the soft chocolate explode her tastebuds. Awh, Haruka really needed to stop being such an awesome cook.
Sakura sighed "Tenten...he likes you. Really."
Hinata nodded softly, her eyes glancing at the floor.
Ino grinned maniacally, her fist slamming onto the table.
After devious plan making - all from Ino - they polished off the cookies and milk. Night was dawning as Tenten hurriedly rushed them away from her house, promising to keep them posted on any more interactions.
She sighed, closing the door behind her. They were going to kill her before school even ended.
As she whispered her goodnights to Haruka - who was calmly sitting on the couch watching random shows, she frustratingly tried to finish her Chemistry homework and failed.
Maybe...asking Neji to be her tutor...could help?
Flinching, and swallowing her pride she pulled her cellphone from her bag and quickly dialed Hinata's number.
Riiing.
Riiing.
Riing-
"Hello?" A small voice answered.
"Hinata...it's Tenten. Could you let me speak to Neji please?"
"O-Oh. All right. One second." Shuffling was heard from her end and Tenten gulped as Neji's voice flooded into the phone.
"Yes, Tenten?"
"Neji..." She sighed. "Could you tutor me in Chemistry?"
She was met with silence, and was about to slam her phone down when his reply was heard.
"My house. Tomorrow night. 6 o'clock. Sharp." The line clicked off and Tenten frowned.
What had she gotten herself into?
A/N:
Not the best.
But.
Hope you liked it, atleast:)